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Job prospects

There are a range of opportunities in product design including one-off commissions, small-scale production, and industrial production. There are also opportunities to establish designer/maker practices specialising in disciplines like art and furniture. Work is mostly concentrated in the manufacturing sector in Sydney and Melbourne.

In 2011 there were 121 people employed full-time as industrial designers in South Australia compared with 154 in 2006.

How to become one

Usually you need a degree in design specialising in industrial design or product design engineering. At school consider English, maths, physics, design and technology, business studies, visual arts, and visual communication and design.

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